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Rhythm & Hues Studios
Type Private
Industry Visual effects, CGI animation
Founded 1987
Headquarters Los Angeles, California, United States
Number of locations 5 (2012)
Employees 1200
Website Rhythm.com

Rhythm & Hues Studios is a visual effects studio serving the major film studios. It is known for its computer-generated 3D character animation. Recognized as one of the top facilities of its kind in the world, Rhythm & Hues has contributed to more than 150 feature films. The studio received the Academy Award® in 1995 for Babe, (Achievement in Visual Effects) and in 2008 for The Golden Compass. It was also nominated in the same category in 2005 for its work on The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. In addition to films, Rhythm & Hues is also heavily engaged in the production of commercial advertising, cinematics for game design and special venue/theme park attractions.

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[edit] Background

Rhythm & Hues Studios was established in Los Angeles, California in 1987 by six former employees of Robert Abel and Associates (Keith Goldfarb, Pauline Ts'o, John Hughes, Frank Wuts, Charles Gibson and Cliff Boulé), and it has grown to become a leading producer of computer-generated visual effects and character animation for films and commercials. The company makes extensive use of its own proprietary software for its photo-realistic character animation/visual effects—as well as for those that are more stylized.

In 1999, Rhythm & Hues Studios acquired visual effects house VIFX from 20th Century Fox.[1]

The studio has five facilities. In May 2010, Rhythm & Hues' corporate headquarters were relocated from Culver City to El Segundo, California; previously, it had resided in Hollywood proper, and before that it was in West Los Angeles. The four additional facilities are international in scope; they enable the studio to run a 24-hour production cycle, and are owned by R&H. Two are located in India (one is in the Mumbai suburb of Malad, and the other is in Hyderabad at the HITEC City). The fourth facility is located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The fifth and the latest facility is in Vancouver, Canada and scheduled to be fully operational by January 2012.

[edit] Filmography

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[edit] Commercials

Rhythm & Hues has also produced many animated commercial campaigns, including those that include Coca-Cola's Polar Bears, GEICO's Gecko, The Hartford Stag, and the Target dog.

[edit] Awards

The studio received its first Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 1996 for its work on Babe and its second Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 2008 for The Golden Compass. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Academy Award for Visual Effects in 2006 for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. R&H also worked on Happy Feet which won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Animated Film.

The studio is the recipient of four Scientific and Technical Academy Awards for the development of its proprietary film scanner (1994), the Wavefront Advanced Visualizer (1998), the fluid dynamics simulation software system (2008), and the render farm queue manager (2010).

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Hollywood Reporter (1999-03-03). "Rhythm & Hues Rounds Up Vifx". AllBusiness.com. http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4935141-1.html. Retrieved 2010-12-14. 

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